Kathmandu / Stock market capitalization in mid-April 2022 stood Rs.3426.11 billion compared to Rs.3758.97 billion in mid-April 2021.
Number of companies listed at NEPSE reached 229 in mid-April 2022, out of which 145 are Bank and Financial Institutions (BFIs) and insurance companies, 47 hydropower companies, 19 manufacturing and processing industries, 6 investment companies, 5 hotels, 4 trading companies and 3 others.
NEPSE index stood 2415.3 in mid-April 2022 compared to 2714.8 in mid-April 2021.
The number of companies listed at NEPSE was 218 in mid-April 2021. 65. Share of BFIs and insurance companies in stock market capitalization is 67.6 percent. Such a share for hydropower companies is 10.2 percent, investment companies 7.1 percent, manufacturing and processing industries 4 percent, hotels 1.6 percent, trading companies 0.4 percent and the share of other companies is 9.1 percent.
The paid-up value of 6.68 billion shares listed at NEPSE stood Rs.658.33 billion in mid-April 2022.
Securities worth Rs.182.76 billion were listed at NEPSE during the nine months of 2021/22. Such securities comprise government bond worth Rs.54.50 billion, debenture worth Rs.49.16 billion, bonus shares worth Rs.47.96 billion, ordinary share worth Rs.18.09 billion, right share worth Rs.9.31 billion and mutual fund worth Rs.3.75 billion.
68. Securities Board of Nepal approved the total public issuance of securities worth Rs.15.05 billion in the review period which includes debenture worth Rs.4.8 billion, ordinary share worth Rs.3.79 billion, right share worth Rs.3.46 billion and mutual fund worth Rs.3 billion.
